The title of the exhibition, „small talk” refers to the form of communication between two people, the aim of which is to make the other person interested and to initiate a deeper dialogue.

According to the main concept of this exhibition two artists were asked to work together exceptionally for this exhibition. Eszter Radák and Péter Hecker painted on picture titles together, while József Csató and Gábor Király worked on jointly defined topics.

The staring point for Eszter Radák (1971) and Péter Hecker (1963) is always reality. Their topics are always coming from their own environment and personal objects. Their works are characterised by conceptual abstract painting style and strange changes of perspectives. Radák typically ruffles thick paint with the brush, which guides the observer’s eye from the plane composition to the surface of the canvas. Hecker’s compositions are strongly connected to texts, which is what makes his art so unique. His works are humorous, often full of self-criticism, or sarcasm aimed at society.

The careers of József Csató (1980) and Gábor Király (1979) have been running in parallel for a long time. The two artist show similarities both from the aspect of content and technique, and both belong to the group of Neonatives. In their painting topics they are seeking simplicity as opposed to over-regulated, technology-focused society. Their traditional oil-on-canvas paintings depict scenes of everyday life by representing strange, outcast, lonely figures. Their genres and portraits sometimes capture funny, happy moments, and at other times sarcastically document our society. The visuality of their expressive, colourful paintings is rooted in the past. They are not afraid to use the depiction methods of primitive societies or the art brut. In their work, they combine the stylish primitivism of avant-garde with the cultural vocabulary of their generation.